On Aug. 3, CMS released the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule for 2021. Bottom line on top: The agency is slashing lab reimbursement rates. Here are the four key takeaways for labs. … [Read more...]
Fee Schedules
2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Slashes Lab Reimbursements 5% but Provides Some PAMA Relief
September 4, 2020
Beyond COVID-19
The 6 Hottest Lab Compliance Stories That Almost Nobody Is Paying Attention To
July 20, 2020
If not burnout, you may be suffering from a case of COVID-19 fatigue right now. And you’re not alone. The monster virus has seemingly consumed everything in its path over the past six months, … [Read more...]
PAMA
COVID-19 Relief Bill Defers 2021 Medicare Part B Lab Test Price Cuts for One Year
April 14, 2020
The $2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act), provides for free coronavirus testing without adequately compensating the labs who perform the tests. … [Read more...]
Industry Buzz
COVID-19 Relief Bill Leaves Labs Out in the Cold
March 30, 2020
Labs who have answered the call to mobilize beyond capacity so that people can be tested for COVID-19 can be forgiven for thinking nobody in Washington “CARES” about them. What else are they supposed … [Read more...]
PAMA: The New LAB Act Buys Labs One Year of Price Reporting Relief
January 13, 2020
The lab industry has been making slow but steady progress in its quest for PAMA relief. After winning a federal court appeal preserving its right to challenge CMS’s PAMA pricing systems, the industry … [Read more...]
NEWS
The Year in Labs Regulation: The 6 Biggest Stories of 2019
January 2, 2020
"May you live in interesting times.” This ancient Chinese curse extolling the virtues of stability may resonate with those of you who work in the lab industry and have a stake in federal … [Read more...]
PAMA
PAMA Report: ACLA Tries for Decisive Blow in Federal Court Case
November 14, 2019
Now that its lawsuit challenging the PAMA pricing scheme is back in the lower federal court, the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) went back on the offensive by moving for summary … [Read more...]
CMS
ACLA Goes for Knockout Punch in PAMA Lawsuit
November 14, 2019
Case: Having survived a first-round setback, the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) went back on the offensive asking a federal court to strike down CMS’ scheme for implementing PAMA’s … [Read more...]
